Siemens AG is teaming up with Luxembourg-based Boson Energy to collaborate on technology to produce hydrogen from non-recyclable waste, with the aim of providing power for charging off-grid electric vehicles.
Boson Energy’s Plasma Assisted Hydrogen Gasification (HPAG) technology uses the heat of plasma to break down non-recyclable waste into gases, which are then converted into hydrogen while capturing carbon dioxide (CO2).
The companies say the hydrogen produced by the process can support off-grid applications, including fast charging.
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Siemens will support Boson in developing scalable and repeatable solutions, digital services, software optimization, standardization and simulation blueprints.
Axel Lorentz, CEO of Siemens Digital Industries’ Process Automation division, said digitalization and automation were “critically important” to building and expanding production capacity, “and even more so in complex processes such as thermochemical recycling.”
As Boston aims to build an ambitious 300 factories producing one million tonnes of hydrogen by 2030, the tech giant’s portfolio can create a “scalable and efficient” model for producing hydrogen from waste, according to Stephen May, CEO of Electrification and Automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure.
As EV adoption increases, concerns are growing about the strain that increased power demand will place on the power grid.
Combined with the environmental argument that EVs simply offset upstream emissions from power plants that rely on grid supply, hydrogen is often touted as a potential solution for EV charging supply.
Proponents of hydrogen-fueled EV charging argue that using fuel cells to charge vehicles offers a flexible, off-grid solution that doesn’t require upgrades to the existing grid.
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